La Herida Secreta

The Secret Wound

La Herida Secreta

He carries in his gutsEl lleva en sus entrañas
cartoonsdibujos animados
sad and misguided atticsdesvanes tristes y errados
of a lost childhood.de una infancia perdida.

A riddle, a crucifixUn acertijo, un crucifijo
wrapped in a mysteryenvuelto en un misterio
inside an enigma and five stigmasdentro de un enigma y cinco estigmas
like stains of resentment.como manchas de rencor.

He invents a worldInventa un mundo
that becomes trueque se haga verdadero
Don't dream, he warns youno sueñes, te advierte
or you will have a new disappointment.o te llevaras una nueva decepción.

As if it were perfectComo si fuera perfecta
a secret wounduna herida secreta
discreet and fairdiscreta y equitativa
like an epidemiccomo una epidemia
if you all from back thensi vosotros los de entonces
are no longer the same as yesterday.ya no sois los mismos de ayer.

That voice that springs from himEsa voz que le brota
takes me out of whispersme saca de susurros
from future poetsde los poetas futuros
that he wants to frequent.que desea frecuentar.

His patience ran outSe le acabo la paciencia
innocence is a nuisancela inocencia es un fastidio
or a delusion of grandeuro un delirio de grandeza
going against the general opinion.ir en contra de la opinión general.

There is no solutionNo hay ninguna solución
what happens is that it's betterlo que pasa es que es mejor
a timely escapeuna huida a tiempo
or else you will haveo si no te llevaras
a new disappointment.una nueva decepción.

As if it were perfectComo si fuera perfecta
a secret wounduna herida secreta
discreet and fairdiscreta y equitativa
like an epidemiccomo una epidemia
if you all from back thensi vosotros los de entonces
are no longer the same as yesterday.ya no sois los mismos de ayer.

As if it were perfectComo si fuera perfecta
a secret wounduna herida secreta
discreet and fairdiscreta y equitativa
like an epidemiccomo una epidemia
if you all from back thensi vosotros los de entonces
are no longer the same as yesterdayya no sois los mismos de ayer